The main advantage of a single-blind research study is that it minimizes the effect of:
a. expectations by both the experimenter and the participants
b. expectations in the participants
c. the independent variable
d. any confounding variables
B
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Which of Erikson's stages goes hand-in-hand with children aged 6 to about puberty?
a) ego integrity vs. despair b) autonomy vs. shame and doubt c) industry vs. inferiority d) basic trust vs. mistrust
Pain receptors are called ____ and are a type of _____.
A. nociceptors; free nerve ending B. nociceptors; Pacinian corpuscle C. free nerve endings; Meissner's corpuscle D. free nerve endings; Pacinian corpuscle
A group of five students is sharing a house. Each student likes to take long, hot showers in the morning, but when they do, there is not enough hot water for their housemates
Which of the following will be LEAST successful in getting the students to take shorter showers? a. Establish open communication between the housemates. b. Make their behavior as public as possible by posting a list on the refrigerator of how long each person's shower was that day. c. Have each person sign a pledge to take short showers and think about the times they took long showers. d. Have each person sign a pledge to take short showers, but not think about the times they took long showers.